Monday, March 11, 2013

Samsung ATIV SmartPC Pro 700T (XE700T1C-A01US)

  • Pros
    Tablet convenience meets laptop productivity. Includes S-Pen digital stylus and built-in storage. Intel Core i5-3317U and 128GB SSD provides ultrabook performance.
  • Cons HDMI requires adapter. No secondary battery in keyboard.
  • Bottom Line
    The Samsung ATIV SmartPC Pro 700T slate PC combines all the power and speed of an ultrabook with the easy portability of a tablet.
By Brian Westover The Samsung ATIV SmartPC Pro 700T traces its roots back to the Samsung Series 7 Slate (700T1A), one of the earliest slate PCs in the iPad-inspired wave of tablets with laptop components. This new version adopts the ATIV SmartPC name, and adds a docking keyboard for laptop functionality, but the detachable tablet has all the traits of its predecessor, with Intel Core i5 processing, Windows 8, and a healthy collection of features.